Manchester United Star on Brink of Old Trafford Exit After Extraordinary Mourinho Comments

Jose Mourinho appears to have called time on the Manchester United career of
troubled England international Luke Shaw, launching an extraordinary broadside
at the left back ahead of Tuesday night's game against Everton.

Asked if Shaw, who has started just seven Premier League games all season,
could earn himself a place in the side against the Toffees, Mourinho ​told the press that it was unlikely that the
21-year-old could even win himself a spot as a substitute.

Hitting out at the young defender,
he said: "It is difficult for him to be on the bench. I cannot compare him
with Ashley Young, with Matteo Darmian, with Daley Blind. I cannot compare the
way he trains, the way he commits, the focus, the ambition. I cannot compare.
He is a long way behind."

When a journalist noted that Shaw is
a current England international - albeit one who has played just seven minutes
of a friendly since breaking his leg in August 2015 - and a player who was
regarded as one of English football's finest prospects when he moved to
United, Mourinho fired back: "Joe Hart is an England international
and is playing on loan in Italy."

United could only draw 0-0 with West
Brom on Saturday as a top four spot begins to slip from their grasp in the face
of a slew of injuries and suspensions for key players, but Mourinho refused to
blame his absentees - saying: “We have had matches here with Zlatan that
we drew. He missed a penalty to win the game against Bournemouth.

"He missed chances like other
people do. I cannot say that if Zlatan and Mata had played, we would have won
(against West Brom).“What I can say is that Jones and Smalling would not have
played better than Bailly and Rojo did and that Pogba and Herrera would not
have played better than Carrick and Fellaini. I can say that for sure."